I am not sure how important anat is to the build I know years ago when I first ran sampire before taking a break it seemed no one used anat so it was easy to keep 120 parry. How much of a difference does anat make now?

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You'll be fine with that template, but it won't be optimal. In most cases the amount of damage you prevent with parry is not necessary to your survival. In that sense, having 100 anatomy instead of 56 would lead to quicker kills. Your suit and weapon mods are more important. Also, keep in mind you will lose the benefit damage reduction should you wear a shield. A lot of people use shields with good mods during fights where they are not worried about the damage they are taking. You would still get the mana discount for specials from having it though.

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Would it be more beneficial to go with 120 chiv and just skip out on anat with 120 parry?

I did think about going with this build which I believe is the typical setup from what I have read, just sucks to give up 120 parry.... all though it was not to hard and I could just stone it for something else later I guess.

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At 99 necro you can cast and maintain vampire embrace. Since you cast no other necro spells and have 0 SS, 99 is all you need. Plus, it is a fairly tight template for skill points and shaving a point is a bonus.

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I run 100 necro on all my sampire builds. No real reason why other than it makes my view cleaner. As for 120 parry I run that on my main samp along side with 120 resist. IMO I'd drop the chiv after you build a full set of weapons for what ever it is that you decide you wish to kill, after I dropped it I've never looked back. You can buy recall scrolls in the Vesper mage shop and others I'm sure.

I stone off resist for healing at times and I've sure that there are a fair amount of stuff that you could stone off parry for anat if you were looking for more damage but I don't do much other that specific spawns and the odd Shame/Covetous run with my guys.

I can train up anything else I need.
I don't want to carry scrolls/charged books to get around so prefer to have chiv on the template unless there is a really good reason not to.

Current stats are:
Str 110
Dex 105
Intel 40

with + 11 Str items taking it to 121
with + 18 Dex items taking it to 123

My current imbued suit is: Resists: 70/69/68/70/68 (note this could be improved to make full 70's as I only crafted a couple of each bit and didn't try for the ultimate resist combo as it was just a starter suit, I made the suit from stuff I had lying around but can afford to 'buy' pieces if it is a 'must')
Other mods on this suit:
Medable
HCI 45% (10 from conjurer's trinket)
DCI 45% (20 from Fey Leggs)
DI 70/100 without weapon equipped (100 with weapon)
HLD 30% (from Mace & Shield glasses)
HPR 4
MR 6
EP 25
FCR 6
FC 1
LMC 40
SSI depends on weapon equipped. No ssi on suit itself

Questions

If I go with chiv and necro is it worth putting LRC on to avoid carrying nec regs and tithing?
Do I need to put Mage Armor mod on as I currently have, or would you recommend using non med stuff and putting extra mods on?
I want to solo as much as possible, so what template do you consider the best all rounder?
And how do you 'heal' that template.
How many of you rely on pots as a normal part of play, and what happens if they get stolen etc ?

Sorry for the questions but starting from scratch here on a sammy or whammy or whatever you call it build
Any Help appreciated!

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Special move mana cost can be decreased by having multiples of certain skills. With 200 to 299 combined skill points, the cost will decrease by 5 mana. Having 300 or more it will decrease by 10 mana. The included skills are:

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If I go with chiv and necro is it worth putting LRC on to avoid carrying nec regs and tithing?
Do I need to put Mage Armor mod on as I currently have, or would you recommend using non med stuff and putting extra mods on?
I want to solo as much as possible, so what template do you consider the best all rounder?
And how do you 'heal' that template.
How many of you rely on pots as a normal part of play, and what happens if they get stolen etc ?

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1. No use arcane clothing to cast vamp form spell
2. No, I would recommend woodland armor
3. Depends on play style.
4. Healing is via "life leech" from vamp form and also POTS.
5. I don't rely on them, but I carry some just in case.

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